Researchers believe a blitz of small space rocks, or planetesimals, may have bombarded Earth around…
Month: December 2014
Strange galaxy perplexes astronomers
With the help of citizen scientists, astronomers have found an important new example of a…
Parents play vital role in molding future scientists, research shows
Parents and family make all the difference in creating the next generation of scientists, engineers…
Inexpensive hydrolysable polymer developed
Through some inventive chemistry, scientists have developed a class of ‘hindered urea bond-containing polymeric materials’…
Nanotubes may restore sight to blind retinas
Retinal degeneration is one of the most worrisome dangers in the aging process. Now researchers…
See it, touch it, feel it: New research, using ultrasound, has developed invisible 3D haptic shape that can be seen and felt
Technology has changed rapidly over the last few years with touch feedback, known as haptics,…
New techniques for estimating Atlantic bluefin tuna reproduction
A fisheries oceanographer and colleagues introduce a new endocrine-based approach to determine timing of sexual…
E-signatures less trusted than handwritten signatures
Now you don’t even have live in Estonia to open a business there. A new…
Vitamin supplement successfully prevents noise-induced hearing loss
A way to prevent noise-induced hearing loss has been found in a mouse using a…
Potential biological control for avocado-ravaging disease
Redbay ambrosia beetles can bring the laurel wilt disease to avocado trees, ravaging the trees…